Five wedges converge to create a stunning lotus inspired motif shaped with cables and accented with low profile bobbles.

Flower Child

Sizes

To fit bust size 30(34-38-42-46-50)”

Finished measurements

Bust – 30(34-38-42-46-50)”

Long version – 28(29-3031-32-33)”

Shorter version – 21(22½-24½-26-n/a-n/a)

Materials

Berroco Pure® Pima

Color 2227

Long version – 8(10-11-13-14-16), 50 gr hanks

Shorter version – 7(8-9-11-n/a,n/a) 50 gr hanks

Corrections shown in Bold

Flower Child, page 17

Front

section D

Continue incs at each end as est for back, until there are 59(63-65-69-73-77) sts. P 1 row.

Divide for neck extentions (rs): K2, m1, work to last 18 sts, place 42(46-48-52-56-60) sts just worked to a holder, k16, m1, k2. Turn, p19.

1 and 3 (rs) – K1, k2tog, k14, m1, k2. P ws rows.

5 (rs) – K1, k2tog, k to last 3 sts, ssk, k1.

6 (ws) – P1, p2tog –b, p to end. Rep rows 5-6 until 2 sts rem. Bind off.

Slip 42(46-48-52-56-60) from holder back to needle with ws facing. Continue to inc at the beg of rs rows 10(12-14-16-18-18) sts more AND AT THE SAME TIME, bind off at beg of ws rows 0(0-4-2-2-4) sts 0(0-1-3-3-1) time(s), then 3 sts 12(14-14-14-16-18) times.

Next (rs) row – K1, k2tog, work to end. Continue to bind off at beg of ws rows 3 sts 4(4-4-5-5-5) times more and rep dec at beg of rs rows 3(3-3-4-4-4) times more – no sts rem.

—posted 2/9/09